The March of Intellect. Mechanical, 1829 / Designed and Etched by R. Seymour
The March of Intellect. Mechanical, 1829 / Designed and Etched by R. Seymour
The March of Intellect. Mechanical, 1829 / Designed and Etched by R. Seymour
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
London : Thos. McLean 26 Haymarket, 1829
Call Numbers
SV/256
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 print - 24.6 x 34.6 cm plate mark, on paper sheet 28.1 x 43.6 cm - etching
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Six satirical vignettes published by Thomas McLean, London, based on the concept of the potential uses of steam power. The drawings depict, in clockwise direction from top left: 'War by steam'; a flying machine; 'Phrenological cases. To form the intellect'; 'Amputation by steam'; 'Quick passage to the Antipodes', which shows a shaft drilled from th...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The March of Intellect. Mechanical, 1829 / Designed and Etched by R. Seymour
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Digital order no:a6966001
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Douglas Stewart Fine Books, November 2012
Administrative / Biographical history
Robert Seymour (1798-1836) was a British London-based illustrator and caricaturist. His works were prominent in the 1820s and 1830s in prints, books and periodicals. He provided illustrations for Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers and several commercial printings with publishers to great public success. He is profiled in the Oxford Dictionary of Nati...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SV/256
Record Identifier
1DrmkzN9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1DrmkzN9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1008801
How to access this item
For use in the Library
Enquire with staff in the reading room or enquire online using Ask a Librarian.
For more information see How to use Special Collections.
